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14:30 Southwell

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £2,045
  • 2nd: £604
  • 3rd: £302
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.39s
  • Off Time: 14:30:09
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Alpha Tauri (USA)

1/2

    2
    Silk -

    Bitaphon (IRE)

    9/2

      1(6)
      Silk - Royal blue, white stars, red sleeves, white armlets, white and royal blue striped cap

      Bitaphon (IRE)

      5 p CD
      9/2
      • Form 3-62319
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 61

      tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

      2(7)
      Silk - Orange, white spots

      Vitznau (IRE)

      13 D
      33/1
      • Form 3-146U0
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 60

      slowly into stride, raced wide towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, no impression final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red hoops, Red and Royal Blue halved sleeves

      Mucky Molly

      7 vt CD
      22/1
      • Form 092-991
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 49

      close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoops, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, royal blue cap

      Alpha Tauri (USA)

      5 t CD
      1/2
      • Form 6007-32
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 74

      made all, 3 lengths clear 3f out, ridden out

      5(2)
      Silk - Maroon, Black and White striped sleeves and cap

      Elusive Warrior (USA)

      12 p DCD
      25/1
      • Form 482-835
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 53

      held up, ridden and weakened 3f out

      6(3)
      Silk - Maroon, beige chevron, diabolo on sleeves and stars on cap

      River Ardeche

      21 C
      7/1
      • Form 64422-4
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 62

      dwelt pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders

      7(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, white cross belts, halved sleeves, white cap

      Tenbridge

      17 b D
      33/1
      • Form 7907-07
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 55

      tracked winner, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

      Previous results

      2012
      (1)
      Silk -

      Son Vida (IRE)

      15/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      2011
      (6)
      Silk -

      Alpha Tauri (USA)

      8/11
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      2010
      (4)
      Silk -

      Royal Dignitary (USA)

      15/8
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      ALPHA TAURI has the advantage of scoring over this course and distance on no less than four occasions, the only victories of his career. He went close again when narrowly beaten in a handicap on Thursday and looks a bit better class than this. If ever the term course specialist applied it is to Elusive Warrior, who never runs anywhere else these days and has a host of track victories behind him though he hasn't been anywhere near his best in his three latest starts. Bitaphon finished last here on Thursday but had won a handicap last month and that can't have been his true form and though River Ardeche doesn't win often he's gained both all-weather victories on this track.

      Formwatch

      Bitaphon (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Chased leader until 4f out, soon puched along, weakened 3f out, last of 9, 16l behind Caldercruix (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.

      Vitznau (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 10th of 14, 8l behind Flamborough Breeze (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.

      Mucky Molly 33-1 (9-4) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and edged right over 1f out, held on gamely, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs beating Bentley (8-12) by ns, 10 ran.

      Alpha Tauri (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Led, clear 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Caldercruix (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.

      Elusive Warrior (USA) 33-1 (8-4) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 7l behind Greenhead High (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.

      River Ardeche 7-1 (9-1) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 9l behind Our Ivor (8-10) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.

      Tenbridge 25-1 (8-12) Outpaced, 7th of 8, 11l behind Amosite (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.